Alkylating agents Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NCLEX-PN NGN EXAM 2023/2024 Question No : 1 - Teaching the client with gonorrhea how to prevent reinfection and further spread is an example of: A. primary prevention. B. secondary prevention. C. tertiary prevention. D. primary health care prevention. Answer: B Explanation: Secondary prevention targets the reduction of disease prevalence and disease morbidity through early diagnosis and treatment. Physiological Adaptation Question No : 2 - Which of the following foods is ...

Pharmacology for Nurses 6th Edition 8334 8438 6, 8346 1 Introduction to Pharmacology 1.1 History of Pharmacology 1.2 Pharmacology: The Study of Medicines 1.3 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1.4 Classification of Therapeutic Agents as Drugs, Biologics, Biosimilars, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies 1.5 Therapeutic and Pharmacologic Classification of Drugs 1.6 Chemical, Generic, and Trade Names for Drugs 1.7 Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs ...

3 major phases of cell division: Interphase Mitotic phase Cytokinesis 3 steps of interphase: First growth phase (G1) Synthesis phase (S phase) Second growth phase (G2) 4 phases of mitosis: Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Innate immunity: Non-specific response, either: 1. Barrier (skin, mucous membranes, flora of skin/gut) 2. Cellular components (phagocytes, natural killer cells, granulocytes, macrophages) Adaptive immunity: Follows innate immunity ...

Alkylating agents - ANSWER Classification Break DNA helix strand, thereby interfering with DNA replication Altretamine (Hexalen) - ANSWER Alkylating Agent PO Ovarian CA Side effects- nausea, vomiting, skin rash, hypersensitivity reaction, diarrhea Dose limiting - neuro-toxicity, peripheral neuropathy, myelosuppression Bendamustine (Treanda/Bendeka) - ANSWER Alkylating agent IV CLL or Indolent NHL Side effects- pyrexia, nausea, vomiting, skin reactions, TLS, hepatotoxicity, vein irr...

Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may only require a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy instead of needing a mastectomy Main benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (breast cancer patient) A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk of morbidity and ...

Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate Course (ONS,ONCC) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 Alkylating agents - CORRECT ANSWER-Classification Break DNA helix strand, thereby interfering with DNA replication Altretamine (Hexalen) - CORRECT ANSWER-Alkylating Agent PO Ovarian CA Side effects- nausea, vomiting, skin rash, hypersensitivity reaction, diarrhea Dose limiting - neuro-toxicity, peripheral neuropathy, myelosuppression Bendamustine (Treanda/Bendeka) - CORRECT ANSWER-Alkylating...

Pharmacology for Nurses 6th Edition A Pathophysiological Approach by Michael P. Adams; Norman Holland; Carol Quam Urban 8334, 0 , 8438, 5 1 Introduction to Pharmacology 1.1 History of Pharmacology 1.2 Pharmacology: The Study of Medicines 1.3 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1.4 Classification of Therapeutic Agents as Drugs, Biologics, Biosimilars, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies 1.5 Therapeutic and Pharmacologic Classification of Drugs 1.6 Chemical, Generi...

PUBH 6011 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2022|2023|2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/PUBH 6011 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2022-2024 | A GRADED. Disease and the Environment • Understand the major functions of cells and the difference between viruses, bacteria Viruses are either naked or enveloped. Enveloped can be easily disrupted with alcohols but naked are more stable. Bacteria has different states of living. Some are free to flow while others stack up and create biofilm making them resistant • Explain...

ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate exam with 100% correct Answers 2023 3 major phases of cell division: - Correct Answer-Interphase Mitotic phase Cytokinesis 3 steps of interphase: - Correct Answer-First growth phase (G1) Synthesis phase (S phase) Second growth phase (G2) 4 phases of mitosis: - Correct Answer-Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Innate immunity: - Correct Answer-Non-specific response, either: 1. Barrier (skin, mucous membranes, flora of skin/gut) 2. Cellu...

Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may only require a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy instead of needing a mastectomy - Correct answer-Main benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (breast cancer patient) A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk of...

ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Exam (2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct- Grade A Q: How is relative dose intensity (RDI) calculated? Answer: By comparing the dose that the patient ACTUALLY received to the planned dose of the standard regimen Q: How do alkylating agents work? Answer: By causing a break in the DNA helix strand, interfering with DNA replication and causing cell death Q: 3 subcategories of alkylating agents: A...